Continental Championship Wrestling
# Continental Championship Wrestling

La Continental Championship Wrestling fu una federazione di wrestling di proprietà di Ron Fuller, fondata nel 1954 da Roy Welch e Buddy Fuller. Quando Ron Fuller vendette la compagnia a David Woods nel 1988, il nome della società fu cambiato in Continental Wrestling Federation.

## Lascito

Nonostante molti grossi angle nel corso degli anni, la federazione non ebbe mai una grande copertura mediatica, soprattutto durante i periodi nei quali si chiamava ancora Gulf Coast e Southeastern, questo soprattutto in virtù del fatto che Lee Fields e Ron Fuller ritenevano fosse meglio che le riviste di wrestling non scrivessero della compagnia e spesso non permettevano neanche ai giornalisti l'accesso negli spogliatoi per intervistare i wrestler. Nelle loro intenzioni, questo era per preservare la kayfabe e mantenere l'illusione che il wrestling fosse un vero sport competitivo e non intrattenimento predeterminato. Tuttavia, le cose cambiarono quando la compagnia divenne la Continental Championship Wrestling, e per ottenere notorietà a livello nazionale si incoraggiò la copertura degli eventi da parte dei mass media, soprattutto durante il periodo nel quale la stella della federazione era Eddie Gilbert.

A causa degli elevati costi per la preservazione e archiviazione dei nastri, prima dell'avvento dell'home video negli anni ottanta, gran parte del materiale d'archivio dell'epoca Gulf Coast e Southeastern non esiste più. La maggior parte delle riprese del periodo Continental, invece, è tuttora proprietà di David Woods e della Woods Communications.

## Wrestler

* Johnathan Holliday
* The Alaskan Hunters
* André the Giant
* Randy Rose
* Pat Rose
* Les Thatcher
* Lee Fields
* Dynamite Dick Dunn
* Ronnie Garvin
* Dick Slater
* Butch Malone
* Bob Armstrong
* Jos LeDuc
* Ron Fuller
* Robert Fuller
* Whitey Caldwell
* Mr. Olympia
* Kevin Sullivan
* Paul Orndorff
* Tony Charles
* Mongolian Stomper
* Ron Wright
* Boris Malenko
* Bob Orton Jr.
* Toru Tanaka
* Mr. Fuji
* Jim Dalton
* Bob Roop
* Brickhouse Brown
* Norvell Austin
* Sterling Golden
* Tom Prichard
* The Bullet
* Wildcat Wendell Cooley
* Brad Armstrong
* Scott Armstrong
* Steve Armstrong
* Tracy Smothers
* Tommy Rich
* Johnny Rich
* Tim Horner
* Larry Hamilton
* Bill Kazmaier
* Frankie Lancaster
* Jimmy Golden
* Dutch Mantell
* "Nature Boy" Buddy Landel
* The Flame
* Jerry Stubbs
* Adrian Street
* The Midnight Rockers (Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty)
* The New Guinea Headhunters
* Don Wright
* Davey Rich
* Miss Brenda Britton
* Miss Linda
* Dirty White Girl
* Moondog Spot
* The Storm Trooper
* Doug Furnas
* Dennis Condrey
* Phil Hickerson
* David Schultz
* Austin Idol
* "Nightmare" Danny Davis
* Willie B. Hert
* Shane Douglas
* Rikki Nelson
* Mark Young
* Eddie Gilbert
* Dirty White Boy
* Brian Lee
* "Nightmare" Ken Wayne
* Lord Humongous
* Alan Martin
* Detroit Demolition
* The D.I. (Bob Carter)
* The Wild Samoans (Sika & Kokina)
* Todd Morton
* Ricky Morton
* Robert Gibson
* Ed Faulk, referee
* Rick Gibson
* Gorgeous George Jr.
* Sir Dudley Clements
* Cowboy Bob Kelly
* Ken Lucas
* Lester Welch
* Bobby Fields
* Buddy Fuller
* Herb Welch
* Mike Boyette
* Billy Spears
* Carl Fergie
* Cowboy Bob Kelly
* Mario Galentto
* The Wrestling Pro
* Don Fargo
* Eduardo Perez
* Duke Miller
* The Mysterious Medic
* Curtis Smith
* "Rotten" Ron Starr
* Don Duffy
* The Interns (Bill Bowman & Joe Turner)
* Ron Carson
* Eddie Sullivan & Rip Tyler
* The Dirty Daltons
* Rick Conners
* Maw Bass
* Spider Galento
* Ken Ramey
* Dr. Jerry Graham
* Ric Flair
* Jerry Lawler
* Michael Hayes
* Arn Anderson
* Superstar Bill Dundee
* Roy Lee Welch
* Tommy Lane
* Mike Davis
* Jamie Dundee
* Mr. Wrestling II
* Nelson Royal
* Mr. Knoxville
* Héctor Guerrero
* Rip Rogers
* Terrance Garvin
* Chris Colt
* Shogun Warrior
* The Tennessee Stud
* Terry Gordy
* Jacques Rougeau
* Curtis Hughes
* Tommy Weathers
* Mac Mcurray
* Kerry Von Erich
* The Great Kabuki
* Porkchop Cash
* Bill Ash
* Honky Tonk Man
* Mike Stallings
* Cowboy Ron Bass
* Jonathan Boyd
* Luke Williams
* Stan Lane
* The Von Brauners
* The Tennessee superstars
* Sheik Abdullah
* Ray Candy
* Masa Saito
* The Gladiator
* Jim Dalton

## Titoli

### GCCW (1954–1974)

* NWA World Heavyweight Championship
* NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship
* NWA World Tag Team Championship
* NWA United States Tag Team Championship (Gulf Coast version) (1965–1974)
* NWA Southeastern Heavyweight Championship
* NWA Southern Junior Heavyweight Championship
* NWA Southern Tag Team Championship (Gulf Coast Version) (1955–1967)
* NWA Gulf Coast Heavyweight Championship
* NWA Gulf Coast Tag Team Championship (1967–1977)
* NWA Gulf Coast 6-Man Tag Team Championship (1975)
* NWA Gulf Coast Brass Knuckles Championship (1971)
* NWA Gulf Coast Martial Arts Championship (1975)
* NWA Southeast Alabama Heavyweight Championship (1962–1974)
* NWA Alabama Tag Team Championship (1970, 1977)
* NWA Louisiana Heavyweight Championship (1964–1968)
* NWA Mississippi Heavyweight Championship (1958–1976)
* NWA Mississippi Tag Team Championship (1968–1973)
* NWA Tennessee Tag Team Championship (1967–1977)
* NWA City of Dothan Heavyweight Championship (1973–1977)
* NWA City of Laurel Tag Team Championship (1969–1971)
* NWA City of Mobile Heavyweight Championship (1969–1975)
* NWA City of Pensacola Heavyweight Championship (1970–1975)
* NWA Panama City Heavyweight Championship (1970–1975)

### SECW e CCW (1974–1988)

* NWA World Heavyweight Championship (- 1987)
* AWA World Heavyweight Championship (1987–1988)
* NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship (- 1987)
* NWA Southeastern Heavyweight Championship
* NWA Southeastern Heavyweight Championship (Southern Division: 1978–1980)
* NWA Southeastern Continental Heavyweight Championship (1984–1987)
* NWA Continental Tag Team Championship (1986–1988)
* NWA Southeastern Television Championship
* NWA Southeastern Tag Team Championship
* NWA Southeastern Continental Tag Team Championship
* NWA Southern Tag Team Championship (Southern Division) (1978–1980)
* NWA Southeastern Brass Knuckles Championship (1983)
* NWA Southeastern United States Junior Heavyweight Championship (1976–1989)
* NWA Southeastern Alabama Heavyweight Championship (1974–1988)
* NWA Southeastern Tennessee Heavyweight Championship (1987–1988)
* NWA Tennessee Tag Team Championship (1967–1977)
* NWA Southeastern 6-Man Tag Team Championship

### CWF (1988–1989)

* AWA World Heavyweight Championship
* CWF Heavyweight Championship
* CWF Tag Team Championship
* United States Junior Heavyweight Championship
